Bill Frost
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Las Vegas Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications (see BillFrost.tv). In addition to being a Senior Contributing Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist for Salt Lake City Weekly and other alternative weeklies, and host/producer of TV Tan Podcast. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
TiVo Stream 4K Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, TV
At $30.95, the TiVo Stream 4K is one of the cheaper streaming devices on the market, and it features a cross-platform aggregation function that can save you some jumping between apps. Unfortunately, that function is limited to a handful of apps, only one of which offers live TV streaming.
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The Daily Show Guest Host Lineup 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 25, 2024 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV
The Daily Show has been a news-adjacent institution since 1996, when it launched on Comedy Central with host Craig Kilborn. Then came anchors Jon Stewart (1999–2015) and Trevor Noah (2015–2022), but the news desk now sits empty in 2023. Well, not exactly. On Tuesday, January 17, The Daily Show relaunched with a series of weekly guest hosts.
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Amazon Fire TV Cube Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 24, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, TV
The Fire TV Cube is the full-featured, bigger/squarer brother to Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks. The Fire TV Cube is also one of the most futuristic and feature-rich streamers we’ve reviewed on CableTV.com, and one of the first to challenge our love for the Roku Ultra (that’s a big deal around here).
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What to Watch This Week | January 22–28
by Bill Frost | Jan 22, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include a new season of The Bachelor, Sophia Vergara crime drama Griselda, the streaming premiere of Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning, WWII epic Masters of the Air, and WWE Royal Rumble pro-wrestling action. Get watching!
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How To Watch WWE Royal Rumble 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 18, 2024 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Sports
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most jam-packed pro wrestling events in years, with champion Roman Reigns defending his belt, Logan Paul taking on Kevin Owens, and fan favorite CM Punk returning to the big event ring for the first time in a decade. Let’s get ready to Rumble!
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 15–21
by Bill Frost | Jan 15, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the 75th Primetime Emmys, new dystopian sci-fi drama The Kitchen, the premiere of comedian Taylor Tomlinson’s After Midnight, Mandy Patinkin whodunnit Death and Other Details, the long-awaited return of cringe comedy Chad, and NBA on MLK Day basketball action. The couch awaits!
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How to Watch Emmy-Nominated Shows 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 11, 2024 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming, TV
After a delay due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will finally be held on Monday, January 15, 2024, with host Anthony Anderson (broadcast on FOX; streaming on Hulu). In anticipation, we’ve gathered all the places where you can stream the major nominated series and movies.
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 8–14
by Bill Frost | Jan 8, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the return of True Detective, new Marvel series Echo, Kevin Hart heist movie Lift, Kaley Cuoco action-comedy Role Play, and NFL Playoffs action. Get watching!
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Everything New on HBA Max in 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 1, 2024 | Entertainment, Streaming, What to Watch
Max is here for the New Year: The streamer is adding nearly 100 movies and dozens of TV shows in January 2024, including the entire Robocop series, a slew of Star Trek classics, and the latest season of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country.
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 1–7
by Bill Frost | Jan 1, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s recs include the return of the Golden Globe Awards, new series The Brothers Sun and Grimsburg, the streaming premiere of The Holdovers, British import Funny Woman, and NHL Winter Classic hockey action. New year, new TV!
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